Now, The New York Times reports that the company also had a cryptocurrency in the works. Its plans to launch an ICO and promote a virtual token to enable people to sell their personal data and profit from doing so have apparently been derailed by the recent Facebook scandal in which its data collection activities were exposed.

Kaiser was in charge of the coin offerings business at CA; the firm, which specializes in profiling people so their views can be influenced for political campaigns, is said to have offered its services to numerous companies building virtual currencies. And that’s where things get even more bizarre.

At one meeting, CA reportedly suggested paying people in far-flung parts of Mexico with cryptocurrency as a reward for filling out surveys; the data gathered from this exercise could be used to help fashion campaigns for political candidates in the country.

The CA cryptocurrency team also worked with Dragon Coin, a currency meant for use by gambling enthusiasts on the island of Macau. That currency is believed to be sponsored in part by Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken Tooth, a leader of the 14K criminal triad based in Hong Kong. Naturally, Dragon Coin denies connections with Broken Tooth, even though documents obtained by the NYT indicate otherwise.

It’s possible that CA had more shady dealings with people’s data in the offing that we’re yet to hear about. Hopefully, Ms. Kaiser’s statements will encourage more employees within the firm to come forward to reveal what else went on behind closed doors.